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Military history Military history
military history. The study of war and its effects has a long and distinguished history, dating back to at least 2500 bc, when the Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu wrote his treatise on The Art of War. European theorists came later, but the tradition which began with Julius Caesar's Commentaries... Read more
oral history oral history
oral history compilation of historical data through interviews, usually tape-recorded and sometimes videotaped, with participants in, or observers of, significant events or times. Primitive societies have long relied on oral tradition to preserve a record of the past in the absence of written... Read more
Paul the Deacon Paul the Deacon
Paul the Deacon c.725-799?, Lombard historian. He received a good education, probably at Pavia, and he learned Latin thoroughly and some Greek. He lived at Monte Cassino and at Charlemagne's court. His first work was a continuation of the Roman history of Eutropius through Justinian. He also wrote... Read more
Michael Ivanovich Rostovtzeff Michael Ivanovich Rostovtzeff
Michael Ivanovich Rostovtzeff , 1870-1952, American historian, b. Kiev, Ukraine. He studied at the Univ. of St. Petersburg where he was professor of Latin and of Roman history from 1898 to 1918. He emigrated to the United States during the Russian Revolution, taught ancient history at the Univ. of... Read more
John Bach McMaster John Bach McMaster
John Bach McMaster 1852-1932, American historian, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Having practiced engineering in New York City and written two books, McMaster was appointed (1877) an instructor in civil engineering at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). On a trip to Wyoming (1878), he was struck with the... Read more
Berossus Berossus
Berossus a priest at Babylon in the 3rd century bc who wrote a history of Babylon which transmitted Babylonian history and astronomy to the Greek world.... Read more
Cornelis Petrus Tiele Cornelis Petrus Tiele
Cornelis Petrus Tiele , 1830-1902, Dutch theologian and author of a number of valuable works on the history of religion. Important is his Outlines of the History of Religion (1876, tr. 1877).... Read more
Secularization Secularization
SECULARIZATION SECULARIZATION. On 15 February 2000, the Kentucky Senate passed a bill on a 37 to 1 vote that instructed the state's board of education to prevent the "suppression and censorship" of "Christianity's influence on colonial America." As the bill's sponsor, the Republican state senator... Read more
bathing bathing
bathing To take a bath is both a pleasure and an act of hygiene. It is also an ancient physiological trait shared with other land-mammals who likewise need to groom themselves. When animals bathe, in mud or in water, they are applying a lotion to the skin which eases and moisturizes it; they can... Read more
Thomas Nuttall Thomas Nuttall
NUTTALL, THOMAS (b. Long Preston, near Settle, Yorkshire, England, 5 January 1786; d. Nut Grove Hall, near St. Helens, Lancashire, England, 10 September 1859) botany, ornithology, natural history. Very little is known of the early life of Nuttall. A bachelor throughout his life, he was extremely... Read more

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Countdown to Bliss.(Media&Society)
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY) ...Sandler Met: May 2000 Engaged: Nov. 16...bowtied chairman of the history department, stood...grade homeroom and history teacher. Mr. Meyer...progressive course on the history of New York City...groups, taught mainly through walking ...
COUNTDOWN TO SCHOOL; DISTRICT RECRUITS TEACHERS.(NEWS)
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COUNTDOWN TO SYDNEY; A weekly Olympic notebook; Minnesota miler ready to...
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) ...and is undefeated through 26 games of its 60...wrestling team last month through a ton of pain. He...then toughed it out through two more. "When...planned Olympic team trip to Russia later this...event's 26-year history. Chaplin, ...
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Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post ...to the visitors, with trips to the Dead Sea and a...the third time in its history, the Eurovision winner will be chosen through telephone voting in all...The number is 1-200-2000-00 - with the final...able to dial 1-200-2000-19, because 19 ...
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Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) ...face the prospect of a costly trip to eastern Europe for tough...biggest payday in TNS's modest history. Mike Harris, managing director...unfortunate enough not to get through, we would want a percentage...Maardu of Estonia, first round, 2000 CAPTION(S): ...
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Newspaper article from: The People (London, England) ...former England chief took a trip back to his roots and saw his...third and his second midway through the second half. Keeper Kasper...as Lazio manager in November 2000. He added: "I have always...involvement but England is now history and the future for me ...
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